Cheap Cocktails All Around Chicago

You CAN find cocktails for $10 or less across Chicago. Radicle, in Logan Square, is one new bar offering deals.

Emily Mack

Jan 14, 2026 · 4:00 p.m. ET

Cocktails from Radicle: Birdwatching in Milan, ESOO, Colomba, and the Burn Book Cosmo. *(Courtesy of Neil Burger)*

The return of the $10 cocktail. That’s how Radicle, a new bar in Logan Square, is billing itself. I have to say, it’s quite the hook in this hyper-inflation era. But the $10-or-less cocktail isn’t dead. In fact, many restaurateurs say that drink prices are coming down.

On today’s podcast, we talk $10 drinks (and a bunch of other stuff for $10 or less).

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Radicle arrives in the former Daisie’s space and is owned by the same folks, but don’t show up hungry for artisan pasta. The focus really is $10 cocktails. The menu features 12 options, and my favorite was the ESOO, made with rye, balsamic olive oil, and bay leaf.

Also in the news: the $8 Bears Bomb from Gracie O’Malley’s in Wicker Park, which is essentially orange-flavored vodka and Yellow Edition Red Bull served in a rocks glass. They’re a game-day hit.

Other Cocktails For $10 or Under

Luckily, Chicagoan Lauren Keene has done the lord’s work and put together this nifty public guide of Chicago cocktails that are $8 or less. Daily, all-day deals include:

$5 well drinks from Sovereign Liquors in Edgewater
$5 well drinks from Skylark in Pilsen
$4 cocktails from Roost Chicken & Biscuits in West Town and Roscoe Village
$5 house vodka cocktails, Bloody Marys, and mules from Mac’s Wood Grilled in West Town
$5 well drinks from Rainbo Club in West Town

And here are some of our own all-day suggestions:

$6.50 mixed drinks from GO Tavern & Liquor in Logan Square — my beloved slashie!
$7 well drinks from the timeless Rossi’s in River North
$10 daily deals from Little Victories in West Town
$8.50 well drinks from Four Moon Tavern in Roscoe Village ($11 for top-shelf liquors)
$10 Palmer’s Pints from Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar in Bridgeport
$6 well drinks from Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap in Hyde Park
$10 Guava Coladas on Sundays from Cantina Rosa in Hyde Park
$10 well drinks from The Family Den Lounge in Calumet Heights
$10 house Cocktails and Green Room Micheladas from Green Room Tap in Pilsen
$11 boozy shakes from Nicky's of Beverly … we’re counting it, cause it includes ice cream 😋